Answer: Elie's relationship with his father evolves.
Explanation: In the beginning, he almost had no relationship with his father. His father is a busy community leader and his duties leave little time for interaction with his son. Elie says his father was "more concerned with others than his own family". Ironically, Elie's relationship with his father improves upon entering the concentration camp. While commitments in his and his father's everyday life made Elie's relationship with his father before the Holocaust strained and distant, Elie and his father commit to living for one another when they enter the camp. Elie is loyal to him even though they were never close.